[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 79 (Monday, May 8, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S2814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING THAT THE PUEBLO OF SANTA CLARA MAY LEASE FOR 99 YEARS CERTAIN 
                            RESTRICTED LAND

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 22, S. 249.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 249) to provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara 
     may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider 
be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 249) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 249

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF PUEBLO OF SANTA CLARA LAND ELIGIBLE 
                   FOR 99-YEAR LEASE.

       Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 
     1955 (commonly known as the ``Long-Term Leasing Act'') (25 
     U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Indians,,'' and inserting ``Indians,'';
       (2) by inserting ``Ohkay Owingeh pueblo,'' after 
     ``Cochiti,'';
       (3) by inserting ``the pueblo of Santa Clara,'' after 
     ``Pojoaque,'';
       (4) by striking ``the the lands'' and inserting ``the 
     land'';
       (5) by striking ``lands held in trust for the Pueblo of 
     Santa Clara,''; and
       (6) by striking ``lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh 
     Pueblo''.

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